Advice on this build (£2000ish)

[JB—]

Hi all,

Just looking for a bit of informed opinion/advice - I'm constructing a build with a monitor already in place. I have the Strix PG279Q (lucky with the BLB/pixels). I'm using this mainly for gaming, just wondered if I'm making any errors here or should take it in a different direction. Budget is moderately flexible, already have the mouse and keyboard. Also to add, I am keen to overclock the build, so anything regarding the cooling situation would assist.

Many thanks!
JB


My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Asus ROG Strix Z390-E Intel Z390 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £227.99
• 1 x Intel Core i7-9700K 3.6GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - OEM= £398.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 WindForce OC 8192MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £749.99
• 1 x Corsair TX650M 650W 80 Plus Gold Semi Modular Power Supply (CP-9020132-UK)= £98.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2B32= £128.99
• 1 x Samsung 970 EVO Polaris 500GB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive= £119.99
• 1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro Glass Midi Tower Case - Black= £99.95
• 1 x Corsair Hydro Series H115i PRO RGB Performance Liquid Cooler - 280mm (CW-9060032-WW)= £134.99

Total: £1,973.98 (includes shipping: £14.10)
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[JB—]

Hi Lee,

Thanks for polishing up the build and the pointers.

I’m happy to make the change to Aorus MoBo if they are truly better than the Asus ones. I can see there is a WiFi version of that Aorus which is what I was after.

I wasn’t 100% set on that specific GPU, if there is another 2080 that is better recommended around the price point, more than happy to be signposted.

Cheers,
JB

 

[JB—]

Hi all,

Thanks for looking over the spec, I have found the Aorus Pro WiFi and it looks good so I’ll likely stick with that one rather than the ROG.

Am I also best going with a Gigabite 2080? Aside from that, I had seen an MSI Ventus model that I was considering at £665ish.

Do any of you have experience with a Phanteks Enthoo Evolov X case? Any glaring issue (besides cost)?

Thanks,
JB